19 May 1882
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 19, 1882
Page
1
Fragmented report details a heated session with Premier and ministers debating a motion for a committee inquiry. The minority coalition urged investigation while the government faced pressure from nationalist members and feuding leaders, ending with a negotiated compromise on inquiry steps.
At Mr Thos Agar of Werches farm a demonstration of a new bone dust spreading machine showed even seed distribution and a wide adjustable width. The device spreads grain horizontally and can regulate wind, with strong praise from local farmers despite high cost and import duties.
Four boys under ten in Sydney central police court face charges of horse theft and carriage theft from Miners Arms Hotel in George Street. They named themselves Ned Dan Kelly and others, planned escape toward Dubbo, were captured after stealing a horse at Parramatta, laughed through proceedings, and were committed for trial with bail set.
A fire at Whareama Ferry near Maserton destroys a ferry house and burns to death John Smith and his wife. Their three children, aged about 13 11 and 3, are missing or found dead on a hillside. Police and locals report the blaze began Saturday night with no neighbors nearby.
A sanitized 19th century clipping describes widespread panic over smallpox like disease across America. It notes victims left to die near St. Louis and Cincinnati, a shanty fire after a death, and abandoned children in Belma Tennessee, contrasted with scarce acts of bravery. It ends with an unrelated ad about mining boring machines.
Advertises Dr. La Mert claiming vast experience across Europe and Asia in self-prescription and life science, selling blood purifiers, tonics, and rock and earth drilling tools. Promotes Grimaul t products for chest diseases and asthma, plus Matico injections and lactophosphate syrups, with a long price list and international agents.
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